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Ledecka makes history with double gold in skiing and snowboarding
Pyeongchang, South Korea (CNN)It was another historic day for Ester Ledecka, the surprise star of PyeongChang 2018.
Seven days after becoming the first snowboarder to win Olympic gold in alpine skiing, the Czech followed up her success in the super-G with gold in snowboarding's parallel giant slalom.
The two-sport star is not only the first athlete to win Olympic golds in both skiing and snowboarding, but is the only athlete to have ever competed in both events at this level.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/24/sport/ledecka-olympics-slalom-intl/index.html
Seven days after becoming the first snowboarder to win Olympic gold in alpine skiing, the Czech followed up her success in the super-G with gold in snowboarding's parallel giant slalom.
The two-sport star is not only the first athlete to win Olympic golds in both skiing and snowboarding, but is the only athlete to have ever competed in both events at this level.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/24/sport/ledecka-olympics-slalom-intl/index.html
That's pretty damn impressive - gold in the same Olympics in 2 different events (not just distances or strokes), when you consider the practice any winner has to put in for just one discipline.
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